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Jet blast directed toward aircraft just taking off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 100690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198812 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nzc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10200 |
| ASRS Report | 100690 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were holding on a perpendicular taxiway between parallel active runways, having just landed. Arriving/departing traffic was very heavy while we continued to hold for the interesting air traffic activity. Finally, the tower cleared us to cross the parallel '...immediately...'. Unbeknownst to us, a spc was in the process of getting airborne off the parallel runway, directly behind us, at that moment, we were at breakaway thrust, and then some. The controller failed to consider the unseen (our jet blast) as he 'skillfully' handled so much traffic. From a pilot's standpoint, just as I have gotten into the habit of clearing rgt/lft during turns, it also pays to check your six, even on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JET BLAST DIRECTED TOWARD ACFT JUST TAKING OFF.
Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING ON A PERPENDICULAR TXWY BETWEEN PARALLEL ACTIVE RWYS, HAVING JUST LANDED. ARRIVING/DEPARTING TFC WAS VERY HEAVY WHILE WE CONTINUED TO HOLD FOR THE INTERESTING AIR TFC ACTIVITY. FINALLY, THE TWR CLRED US TO CROSS THE PARALLEL '...IMMEDIATELY...'. UNBEKNOWNST TO US, A SPC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING AIRBORNE OFF THE PARALLEL RWY, DIRECTLY BEHIND US, AT THAT MOMENT, WE WERE AT BREAKAWAY THRUST, AND THEN SOME. THE CTLR FAILED TO CONSIDER THE UNSEEN (OUR JET BLAST) AS HE 'SKILLFULLY' HANDLED SO MUCH TFC. FROM A PLT'S STANDPOINT, JUST AS I HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE HABIT OF CLEARING RGT/LFT DURING TURNS, IT ALSO PAYS TO CHECK YOUR SIX, EVEN ON THE GND.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.